Monday, December 06, 2004

The Code Project - Using Cache in Your WinForms Applications - C# Programming

The Code Project - Using Cache in Your WinForms Applications - C# Programming

"I am working on a WinForms application where I need to cache some information for a period of time. There are a number of ways to accomplish this. For instance, one can use the Caching Application Block from Microsoft. However, I came across a Microsoft Knowledge Base Article that covers a problem with the Caching Application Block. Inconsistencies can occur when multiple threads attempt to update the same cache item in a short time. As a workaround, the article suggests using another caching mechanism such as the ASP.NET cache.

This got me thinking. Is it possible to use the Microsoft ASP.NET cache in a WinForms application? So, I wrote a sample app to see if it is possible.
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An interesting idea...

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